GE made great profits but paid no taxes. They are being deemed evil.
Before you hang them, consider the amount of taxes their employees and stockholders pay. Consider the jobs they create. Consider what we'd be without them.
And evil GE invests money in other countries. That's US dollars that can either go under a mattress, or eventually come back to the US. And, in the meantime, we've helped others. Is that so evil?
See Jon Stewart for more details. Every coin has two sides.
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GE is not an individual. GE cannot make individual choices. GE cannot be evil or not evil because it is not human.
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